No one has the right to murder an innocent person. He isn't, as she says, "letting her die", She wasn't/isn't dying. Terri is conscious, living, breathing, responsive, and she has the right to live and be with the people who DO care about her and want to take care of her.
^ make that 'as he says'.
We have more of this to look forward to if the demoncrats ever manage to take over the other branches of government as they have the judiciary. Doesn't anyone remember Hitler? This is state sponsered murder, nothing less. Who will be next. This is only another sad chapter in the legalization of murder.
You have all done wonderful things to help. All of you are in my prayers along with the Schindler family. God Bless you all.
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We are told that Terri Schindler Schiavo’s rights are the central issue -- her “right to die” as she had supposedly told her husband/guardian in casual conversation. But in fact, Ms. Schiavo has NOT had a true advocate to ensure that her rights and interests as a disabled individual are considered, and that should be everyone’s concern.
Ms. Schiavo is not in a coma. Video footage clearly shows her responding to her mother’s attentions. She breathes without any artificial means, wakes and sleeps, and vocalizes with intention according to affidavits filed by her care givers. This is despite having had no rehabilitation at all over the years. The conclusion of physicians who have examined her, including a Jacksonville neurologist, is that she is not in a persistent vegetative state.
The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons(AAPS) noted in a statement on 10/22/03, “Some physicians believe that Terri could be rehabilitated to some extent, at least so that she would be able to swallow oral feedings and eliminate the need for the [gastrostomy] tube. She should be allowed to try, but so far her husband has blocked every attempt to see if she can swallow.”
Ms. Schiavo collapsed in 1991 under suspicious circumstances. Her husband did not immediately call 911 (rather, he called her father), nor did he attempt to resuscitate her. Her collapse was not shown to be due to a ‘heart attack’. Dr. Michael Baden, renowned forensic pathologist, examined medical records from the time of her initial injury and concluded on 10/24/03 that 1) heart attack was quite unlikely and 2) bone scan done at that time shows a head injury and other bone injuries due to trauma of some sort, which should have been further investigated.
There are questions: Why has Michael Schiavo, Ms. Schiavo’s husband and guardian, denied her rehabilitation that would test her abilities and might allow her feeding tube to be discontinued? Why was she not allowed to take last rites last Saturday when she was expected to die? And finally, Why does Mr. Schiavo not simply renounce guardianship to her parents? That action would allow him to put this painful episode behind him and to go on with his new life with his fiancee and their children.
A guardian who is without conflict of interest must immediately be appointed to Ms. Schiavo. In the event of Ms. Schiavo’s death, the prosecutor should investigate it as a suspicious traumatic death, and the medical examiner should launch an investigation including a full autopsy.
Many websites, including
http://www.terrisfight.org, contain information such as the AAPS letter and affidavits for those wanting to know more.
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We love you, Terri. We're thinking of you, praying for you, getting the facts out.
She is only not dying because someone else is keeping her alive with a tube. Give her a ham sandwich and see if she can eat it alone without help, then I'll buy into the "Terri is alive and vibrant, and wants to go shopping" thing.